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American designer Brandon Clifford has drawn inspiration from megalithic architecture to create concrete sculptures that join together like a jigsaw puzzle. More about Brandon Clifford creates heavy concrete sculptures that sway and roll
Goldsmith Street is a Passivhaus and high-density social housing scheme by Mikhail Riches in Norwich, England, which is shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize. More about Mikhail Riches creates energy-efficient terraced streets as social housing in Norwich
Designer José de la O has teamed up with technology firm Mirai Innovation to develop a way for people to manipulate the shape of a vase using only their thoughts. More about Studio José de la O reveals objects designed by brainwaves
Patent applications have been filed on behalf of a machine called Dabus that used AI to design two products. If successful it is believed that it will be the first time a machine has been recognised as a creator by patent offices. More about First patent applications filed for designs created by AI
Rafał Barnaś has used digital animation to create a world that resembles moving paper cutouts for an upcoming movie, which will tell the story of a house in Poland designed by his brother. More about Rafał Barnaś creates an "abstract world built out of paper" for animated film ArchiPaper
Mlkk Studio used reclaimed red bricks to fashion the snug interiors of this Aesop store, which lies behind the intimidating dark-grey facade of a building in Seoul. More about Aesop store in south Seoul is a cosy red-brick retreat
Dezeen promotion: Film director Francesca Molteni has created a movie for Ceramics of Italy that spotlights the story of Italian ceramics. More about Francesca Molteni creates film to celebrate Italian ceramics
Fifteen leading textile designers have created their own interpretation of Robin Day's iconic 675 chair, which will be auctioned in aid of the Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation. More about Robin Day's 675 chair given modern makeovers for fundraising auction
This week we've selected four opportunities for urban designers on Dezeen Jobs, including positions at engineering firm Arup and architecture practice Studio Egret West. More about Four jobs for urban designers including positions at Arup and Studio Egret West
A dynamic screen of illuminated, rotating polycarbonate discs shield the upper level of this home in Melbourne, completed by Layan for the director of local lighting design practice The Flaming Beacon. More about Layan wraps Light House in a screen of illuminated metal discs
Diamond-shaped metal panels will wrap this oval sports venue that AECOM has designed for the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team. More about AECOM designs LA Clippers sports complex to resemble a "basketball swishing through a net"
A sofa with "puzzle piece" cushions and a wooden table with mismatched legs are among Egg Collective's new works fillings its cosy showroom in New York City. More about Egg Collective creates "lyrical and elegant" couch for latest collection
Cristiano Toraldo di Francia, the Italian architect who co-founded the radical architecture and design firm Superstudio, has died at the age of 78. More about Superstudio co-founder Cristiano Toraldo di Francia dies aged 78
Apple has collaborated with New York's New Museum to launch a series of augmented reality (AR) experiences that will see six large-scale virtual artworks take over major global cities. More about Apple offers augmented reality art tours in six major cities
New York's Studio Robert McKinley has created a rentable vacation home on Long Island that doubles as a showroom, where guests can test out a range of carefully selected decor, from z-shaped dining chairs to Noguchi lighting. More about Robert McKinley creates "shoppable" holiday rental in New York beach town
A curtain of red timber panels drape around the entrance pavilion to the Eriksberg Hotel & Nature Reserve in Blekinge, Sweden, designed by Sandellsandberg. More about Red wooden curtain surrounds nature reserve entrance pavilion by Sandellsandberg
Creating communally for social good has to be the future of design, says Robert Phillips, author of Futurekind: Design by and for the People. He picks out five projects from the book that demonstrate the idea in action. More about Futurekind projects are designed for people rather than profit
Customers of male grooming brand Harry's are taken back to 1950s confectionary advertising, through the comic strip packaging of their Mystery Item product. More about Comic strip on Harry's packaging foreshadows mystery item inside
Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects has obtained planning permission for a development of micro homes made from shipping containers with green roofs in Aylesbury, England. More about Shipping-container micro homes with green roofs planned for UK